Arms Race 2 News

No doubt, Arms Race 2 is one of the most anticipated geopolitical grand strategy games of 2023! And now you have the opportunity to try it for free! Download it from the official Steam page.

We are eager to hear your feedback and engage in discussions with you! Your thoughts and opinions are valuable to us.

P.S. Please note that there is a game manual available for download on the front page of Steam.

Enjoy AR2 videos in various languages:

English
By hazzieandnord - https://www.twitch.tv/hazzieandnord/video/1824408744

Italian
By Kromeboy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ-N7qPciFo

Russian
By SALSA Gamer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiTIoVN-Saw

Hello comrades!

I am delighted to inform you about the 036 update we have just rolled out on Steam. First and foremost, we have successfully resolved the issue with loading time. Now, the game loads within seconds! There's no need to wait anymore to play AR2. We tackled this problem by providing players with a choice in how they receive in-game news. By default, news is displayed with pictures on the TV screen. However, for those with more powerful computers who prefer videos over pictures, you can change this setting in the options menu by selecting the "video news" option. Please note that in this case, you will experience a slightly longer loading time, as it was before. So now, the choice is yours: super-fast game loading with news in pictures or a longer wait time upon loading for 3D video news.

Secondly, we have added a windowed screen option. I have received some complaints from demo testers about the "mess on the screen." Unfortunately, this is a limitation specific to the Unity engine, and we are unable to precisely match the game screen to a player's non-standard monitor settings. The most common issue arises with widescreen monitors, such as 3440x1440. Now, players can adjust the screen in windowed mode to their desired size and view. However, please note that some tutorial graphics may not fit perfectly in windowed mode. We are unable to address this at the moment.

Additionally, we have implemented several small fixes and additions. For example, we have included more hints on pop-up screens to enhance navigation through the user interface.

Thank you, and we hope you thoroughly enjoy the game!

Max Sprin

To all beta owners!

Beta has been updated to version 0.35. We have added tutorial to the game. It is simple and fast. I hope tutorial will help you to get into the game mechanics much faster and avoid confusion.

I'd like to apologize for long loading time at the launch of the game. Please, do not alt-tab or do other actions while loading. Let the game load properly!

Thank you and enjoy your game
Max Sprin

Important message to all beta owners!

We have received message from an YouTuber who reported to as about YouTube questioning about copyright claims on some musical content in their videos after uploading video with our game. After an investigation I found out that some musicians have changed their musical upload platforms after we obtained their music content. This caused confusion. Platforms have different polices related to copyrights. But copyrights were not violated. The current platform use free copy license which allows YouTubers to upload videos with our game musical content. The general meaning of YouTube message is related to monetization and not restrict us from using the audio content.

Even if everything is legal and we can use music content in our game and on YouTube I decided to remove it from the game. I would like to avoid confusion with music content in our game in any forms for us and for YouTubers.

Some musical tracks have been removed and other replaced with another music tracks which I hope you will enjoy while playing the game. All this is applied to the current version of the beta 0.34. Please, use new version of the beta for your videos.

Thank you and I'm sorry for inconvenience
Max Sprin

Hello comrades!

Monthly news are here! I honestly can't wait to tell you - we are going to present our demo on Steam fest in June! Yeah, you guys will be able to play free demo and very soon! Currently we are polishing it to make sure you will enjoy it at the best!

We are open to provide copies for press and video bloggers. Send me a message if you want to try the beta before anybody else!

And now, like usually, let's take a look on new game features. On the screenshot below you can see how new industrial contracts work. Industrial contracts provide extra units and increase game scores once it is completed between two regions. One region must be part of your alliance and the other can be your alliance or neutral. Here you can see the list of current contracts:



Additionally to the list in Industry menu you can see contracts on the globe. It is small 3d model of factories. Orange models are for Soviet contracts and greenish for Democratic. Contract units under production do not take money from budget. More contracts you have more units you produce. Build smart I'd say! And yeah, more contracts = more game scores for your alliance. It's a win win situation.



Oh, and look at the bottom left corner of the screenshot above. I wonder what is this button device for and how to activate it? You have a guess what it can be for? ;)

Thank you and please, share link to this game or announcement with your friends. They also want to know about Arms Race 2!

As additional information you may want to know we are working on another Cold War project which we hope will be released in early access this year. Check it out.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1264830/The_Cold_War_Era_2

If you are bored to wait and want to play Cold War now, please, support us with this bundle.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/10404/The_Cold_War_Era_Bundle/

Thank you
Max Sprin